As Dragons finish up the first quarter and prepare for the much-anticipated fall break, the Associated Student Body (ASB) hosted a “Trunk-or-Treat” on Oct. 21 during lunch to fill the school with some Halloween spirit. Students with designated parking spots were encouraged to customize the trunks of their cars with decorations embodying the Halloween theme. 

The parking lot filled with flashy decorations and underclassmen, the juniors and seniors passed out candy and hosted games, bringing the spirit of Halloween to life by offering students an interactive break from the usual monotony of a Tuesday. 

Decorations ranged from fake spider webs and caution tape to fun themes like the Cookie Monster and the “Natural History Museum.”

“The only time I trunk-or-treated was in freshman year … and now I have a spot which is really fun … Our little corner has some great action, so I love it,” Scarlett Palmieri ‘27 said. 

As the students strolled about the lot, seniors reminisced over the annual tradition.

“When I was a freshman, I was looking up to the seniors and saying, ‘Wow, this is something that they get to do at the end of their high school experience.’ Now being able to do that is such a full circle moment,” Naomi Schwartz ’26 said. 

Despite the positive feedback, there was a clear lack of participation, visible in the lack of cars hosting and students attending compared to previous years.

Schwartz spoke on this matter, saying, “I definitely think participation is a lot lower than it was in previous years,” as she recalls her freshman year when it was a big deal, but “this year it feels like no one wanted to.”

Alongside students, staff agreed the absence of student involvement sang loudly, but unveiled a possible root of the problem.

“I think there were some changes to the date, and that makes it a little confusing; as always, advertising is something that ASB is working on to increase awareness of events,” Katherine Tedford, the assistant principal, said.

Though the event didn’t garner the most participation, Foothill Technology High School’s annual “Trunk-or-Treat” acted as an entertaining break from education, filled with candy, decorations and great ways for under- and upperclassmen to enjoy each other’s company.